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Voice of the Chieftain: Keep it local this shopping season

It’s shocking to realize: As you read this, Christmas is less than three weeks away. We suspect that…

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Voice of the Chieftain: Aquatic center conversation needs your voice

There is little doubt that an indoor aquatic center in Wallowa County would be a terrific addition to…

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Voice of the Chieftain: A day for ‘thanks, and ever thanks’

It could be that Thanksgiving is the least-appreciated of our major holidays. These days, it feels more like…

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Our view: Exploring Oregon’s great electoral divide

The following is not a complaint. The purpose, rather, is to put into perspective the political realities that…

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Our view: Oregon is above average in tax burden

Oregon is above average in so many good ways. We’d say natural beauty per mile is one. One…

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Our view: Oregon making decision about who gets health care when it is scarce

When there isn’t enough health care to go around, how should Oregon decide who gets it? Would flipping…

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Our view: Carefully consider Ballot Measure 114

Oregon Ballot Measure 114 may make some sense in a crowded urban setting but it probably won’t lower…

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Our view: Time running out on Measure 110

There is no better example of unintended consequences than Oregon’s Ballot Measure 110, but despite its shortcomings, it…

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Our view: Opioid overdose deaths and Measure 110

In 2019, Oregon had 280 unintentional opioid overdose deaths. In 2020, it had 472. In 2021, it was…

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Our view: ODOT failed to comply with public records law

The Oregon Department of Transportation did not properly respond with the documents in a public records request, so…

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